Anniversary of Diana’s death comes just days after Harry and Meghan’s return

The Princess of Wales and her two sons, Princess William and Prince Harry in Austria in 1994 (Martin Keene/PA) PA Archive Press Association Reporters 3 minutes ago The 29th anniversary of Diana, Princess of Wales’s death falls on Monday, just days after her youngest son the Duke of Sussex returned home with his family to live in the UK.

Harry and the Duchess of Sussex have relocated from California, six years after the Megxit crisis, with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.

Just weeks ago during a brief summer stay, Harry took both his children, who are now enrolled in British schools, to see Diana’s resting place for the first time.

Diana, Princess of Wales, died in a Paris car crash in 1997 (John Stillwell/PA) PA Archive The princess is buried on a tiny island in the Round Oval Lake on the Althorp estate in Northamptonshire – the Spencers ancestral home where Diana’s brother Earl Spencer is now the custodian.

Next year marks the 30th anniversary of the princess’s sudden death in a Paris car crash.

Harry revealed in the summer how he makes lemon drizzle cake to mark the day each year as a “sweet” way to remember his mother.

Diana – the ex-wife of the now-King – was tragically killed on August 31 1997 when her sons Princes Harry and William were just 12 and 15.

Earl Spencer, Prince William, Prince Harry and the then-Prince of Wales on the day of Diana’s funeral (Fiona Hanson/PA) PA Archive The anniversary comes just three weeks before Charles Spencer prepares to release his deeply personal memoir to counter “untruths” about her life.

His new book Swan Song: Diana, My Sister is due out on September 22 and is set to contain “many revelations that will draw considerable attention”, according to its publisher.

The earl famously delivered a passionate eulogy at her funeral, pledging the princess’ “blood family” would protect William and Harry “so that their souls are not simply immersed by duty and tradition, but can sing openly as you planned”.

He said of writing the memoir: “With the 30th anniversary of Diana’s tragic death on the skyline, I’ve been inundated yet again with requests for interviews about my sister.

Earl Spencer delivers his eulogy at Diana’s funeral in Westminster Abbey (John Stillwell/PA) PA Archive “This has convinced me to write down my own thoughts and memories, once and for all, rather than having the discomfort of again reading the opinions of others, many of which are based on untruths that have become accepted over time.”

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